Concerts
Halsey at Xcel Energy Enter 6/9/2015
When last we saw young Halsey she was opening for the Kooks at First Avenue to a few hundred people most of whom knew little of her. 8 months later she is back and playing […]
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Imagine Dragons at the Xcel Energy Center 6/9/2015
Imagine Dragons have been regular Twin Cities visitors ranging from the Varsity, to a crowd of 27,000 at TCF stadium as part of MLB all star weekend. This time around their chosen venue was the […]
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Best Coast at First Avenue 6/8/2015
When I cover a band live for the first time, I do a bit of research first. For Best Coast I came across a review titled “A Less-Stoned Best Coast Grows Up (and Into a […]
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Soul Asylum at First Avenue 6/5/2015
We last covered Minneapolis rock legends Soul Asylum they played the Entry for a packed crowd of about 200 on a cold December night. Now they return with a new announced album (the title seems […]
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Meat Puppets at First Avenue 6/5/2015
It was “Senior Rockers show the young whippersnappers how it’s done” week in Minneapolis. First the Rolling Stones kicked the roof of TCF stadium – feel freee to look there’s no roof left – and […]
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Glass Animals at First Avenue 6/4/2015
Oxford, UK’s Glass Animals has been tearing up playlists on alternative and college stations. Their US tour, which has seen a few changes to larger venues, came to First Avenue Thursday evening. The band The […]
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Joywave at Myth 6/3/2015
Having released their first full length album “How Do You Feel Now?” a few weeks ago, Rochester, NY band Joywave have been touring hard and do not plan on slowing down. Joywave consists of Daniel […]
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Cage the Elephant @ Myth 6/3/2015
Kentucky band Cage the Elephant has been a favorite of alternative and rock stations. Their stop in the Twin Cities has been highly anticipated and the only reason their show did not sell out instantly was […]
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The Dø at 7th Street Entry – 6/1/2015
One thing you have to admire about French/Danish duo The Dø is that they do not let the size of their audience impact their show. In Europe, they sell out larger venues and play festivals in […]
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Hot Chip at First Avenue 5/30/215
British band Hot Chip have been around since 2000 and have managed to stay influential in the electronic music genre. Their latest album “Why make sense?” was just released a couple of weeks ago. Saturday’s […]